Kirsten Gillibrand

News about Kirsten Gillibrand, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

Chronology of Coverage

Dec. 17, 2014

Letter from Sen Claire McCaskill responds to Dec 8 editorial on Pentagon report on sexual assault in the military. MORE

Dec. 8, 2014

Editorial moves to temper Pentagon's self-congratulation for its efforts in reducing the number of sexual assaults in the military; points out rate of assault remains far too high, and incidence of reporting far too low; maintains scale of problem requires more serious effort, and endorses renewed push for congressional action that is being led by Sen Kirsten Gillibrand. MORE

Oct. 26, 2014

Philip Galanes Table For Three column on interview with actress Julianna Margulies and Senator Kirsten Gillbrand, who share a fierce determination to free women from harassment and children from sexual abuse. MORE

Oct. 12, 2014

Jennifer Senior reviews book Off The Sidelines: Raise Your Voice, Change the World by Kirsten Gillibrand with Elizabeth Weil. MORE

Aug. 21, 2014

Sens Kirsten E Gillibrand and John Thune call for investigation into claims that Air Force Academy officials retaliated against Sgt Brandon Enos and cadet informant Eric Thomas for investigating drug use and sexual assault among academy's football players. MORE

May. 20, 2014

Conservative author and filmmaker Dinesh D’Souza is expected to plead guilty in federal court to a charge stemming from campaign finance violations; prosecutors had charged that he used straw donors to contribute $20,000 to New York Republican senate campaign of Wendy E Long, a challenger to Sen Kirsten E Gillibrand, a Democrat. MORE

Mar. 18, 2014

Editorial holds that bungled prosecution of Brig Gen Jeffrey Sinclair, who successfully avoided sexual assault charges, provides yet another reason to overhaul the military justice system; regrets failure of bill by Sen Kirsten Gillibrand that would have replaced commanders with impartial military prosecutors. MORE

Dec. 7, 2013

Sen Kirsten E Gillibrand of New York continues to defy colleagues and stand her ground on issues, earning her prominence in chamber in which she has served less than five years as state's junior senator. MORE

Nov. 2, 2013

Sens Kirsten E Gillibrand of New York and Claire McCaskill of Missouri mount fierce separate legislative campaigns for Pentagon policy bill that would make significant changes to how military deals with sexual assault; competing proposals, which differ over whether sexual assault cases should be tried outside military, has created uncomfortable division between female Senators. MORE

Oct. 9, 2013

Editorial contends abusive interrogation of a female midshipman who accused three former Naval Academy football players of raping her provides further evidence that the military's handling of sexual assault complaints is seriously flawed; calls on the Senate to pass bill introduced by Sen Kirsten Gillibrand that would give independent, professionally trained military prosecutors the power to decide which sexual assault and other serious cases to try. MORE

Jul. 30, 2013

Editorial decries fierce resistance on Capitol Hill and at Pentagon toward much-needed overhaul of military's policy on sexual assault; calls on Pres Obama and lawmakers to add their support to bill proposed by Sen Kirsten Gillibrand that would give independent prosecutors power to decide which assault crimes to try. MORE

Jul. 5, 2013

Editorial criticizes New York Sens Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, along with four other Democratic senators, for trying to delay crucial financial regulations on derivatives, which are part of financial reform law passed in 2010; contends they are going against cause of reform and are lobbying for delays that will derail the law. MORE

Jun. 12, 2013

Senate Armed Services Committee chairman Carl Levin says he will remove measure aimed at curbing sexual assault in military from defense spending bill; Sen Kirsten E Gillibrand offered measure that would give military prosecutors rather than commanders power to decide which sexual assault crimes to try, aiming to increase reporting of crimes without fear of retaliation. MORE

Jun. 4, 2013

Op-Ed article by filmmaker Kirby Dick argues that rising reports of rapes and other violent attacks in the US military involves a problem with embedded, serial sexual predators; holds that military justice system is ill-equipped to deal with problem due to deep institutional bias; expresses support for legislation introduced by Sen Kirsten E Gillibrand and colleagues that would empower military prosecutors and judges to decide whether to investigate and prosecute felony crimes. MORE

Apr. 29, 2013

Editorial underscores urgent need to change military's pervasive culture of sexual misconduct; praises two promising bills offered by Sen Kirsten Gillibrand, aimed generally at improving conditions for women in military and reforming how military handles sexual assault cases. MORE

Nov. 15, 2012

Senators Charles E Schumer and Kirsten E Gillibrand of New York call for up to $1 billion in federal aid to repair and fortify at least 120 miles of the state's coastline, from Montauk Point to Rockaway Beach, hit by Hurricane Sandy. MORE

Oct. 21, 2012

Editorial endorses incumbent Sen Kirsten Gillibrand in contest for New York State's United States Senate seat. MORE

Oct. 18, 2012

First and only debate between Democratic New York Sen Kirsten E Gillbrand and Republican challenger Wendy E Long is marked by aggressive contention on nearly every issue. MORE

Oct. 8, 2012

Incumbent Sen Kirsten Gillibrand of New York and Republican Wendy Long, running against each other with sharply different political views and understandings of the world, shared a path earlier in life; both women attended Dartmouth College in the tumultuous decade following the introduction of women to the campus in 1972. MORE

Jul. 4, 2012

Rep Bob Turner says that he plans to campaign for Wendy E Long in race for Sen Kirsten E Gillibrand's seat, and for presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney; says he does not imagine running for office again. MORE

Jun. 18, 2012

Republicans George Maragos, Wendy E Long and Bob Turner, all hoping to challenge Sen Kirsten E Gillibrand of New York, compete in a televised debate seeking to draw attention to a primary campaign that has been given little attention among voters. MORE

Jun. 15, 2012

Three Republican candidates, including Wendy E Long, Bob Turner and George Maragos, are vying to run against Senator Kirsten E. Gillibrand in November, but few Republican voters seem to be paying attention to New York's June 26 Republican primary. MORE

Mar. 17, 2012

New York Republicans approve three candidates to face off in the primary battle for the United States Senate seat currently held by Democratic Sen Kirsten E. Gillibrand; Wendy E Long, Nassau County Comptroller George Maragos and Rep Bob Turner will all be on the June 26 statewide Republican primary ballot. MORE

Feb. 1, 2012

Marc Cenedella, a wealthy Republican businessman who was laying the groundwork for a US Senate campaign in New York to take on first-term Democrat Kirsten E Gillibrand, announces that he will not run; revelations that Cendellla had a blog under his name containing questionable entries about women, sex and drugs brought harsh criticism, particularly from women's groups; Cendella accuses Gillibrand of being behind the news report about the blog entries. MORE

Jan. 23, 2012

Blog that appears to be linked to businessman Marc Cenedella, potential Republican challenger to take on New York Senator Kirsten E Gillebrand, is pulled after New York Times reporters inquire into its racy content; representatives for Cenedella say blog did not belong to him. MORE

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